American Bandstand's success was almost immediately after its debut on national television. The show was one of the most popular and successful programs in the history of television. It became a major social event for families-- especially for teens-- in a way that was different to television shows before because of its immense popularity.
The show's popularity not only gained the show a large audience, but it produced a very large amount of money from the number of people tuning in to watch the show. The creator, Dick Clark, was making over $1 million annually by the time the show got popular. The show was easily prospering economically for almost as long as it was on television for.